Daimler D.I

The Daimler D.I, company designation L6, was a German fighter aircraft of World War I.

It was a conventional biplane design with a very small interplane gap – the top wing nearly touched the top of the fuselage.

Power was provided by a Daimler D.IIIb water-cooled V-8 engine.

Production commenced in 1918.

Six examples were built by the time of the Armistice, at which time production was abandoned.

Specifications

Crew

1

Length

7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)

Wingspan

9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)

Height

2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)

Wing area

22.6 m2 (243 sq ft)

Empty weight

750 kg (1,653 lb)

Gross weight

925 kg (2,039 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Daimler D.IIIb V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 138 kW (185 hp)

Propellers

2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed

183 km/h (114 mph, 99 kn)

Endurance

2 hours

Time to altitude

6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 30 minutes

Armament

Guns

2 × 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns.